User manual PHILIPS RI-8151

[. . . ] As the proud owner of the Gaggia machine, you can now experience the taste of a delicious cup of espresso or cappuccino in the comfort of your own home. Espresso coffee, originally created in Italy, is made by rapidly forcing water that has been heated to the correct brewing temperature, through a special finely ground coffee. the heart of the espresso machine is a precision engineered pump. The pump and water flow is easily controlled with just a flick of the switch. [. . . ] A variety of dark roasts are available from which you can choose to brew your espresso. Each of these roasts is a blend of coffee beans that are roasted at a specific temperature producing a specific type of flavour. there are decaffeinated beans that have up to 98% of the caffeine content removed. The next time you purchase coffee for your espresso maker, experiment with one of the many kinds of coffee being sold. You may just find that it tastes better than the blend you have been using. Be sure to ask for this when buying coffee or when having beans ground. Do not use a blade-type grinder because it makes too much coffee dust and produces an irregular grind. The mark of real espresso is its dark color, rich taste and the light brown, natural froth called crema in Italian. Cappuccino is usually topped with cinnamon, nutmeg or cocoa powder. Espresso Coffee should be served immediately after it is made. Ideally, coffee beans should be ground immediately before using. Remember, it must be an espresso grind for pump-driven espresso machines. Its best to store ground coffee or beans in an airtight container in the freezer of your refrigerator. Ground coffee tends to absorb food odours. Caution: Never operate pump without water in machine as damage to the pump may occur. Damage of pump run without water is not covered by warranty. How to make a good Espresso coffee: Use the small filter for 1 cup and the large filter for 2 cups of espresso. Then insert the filter holder (9) into the brewing head (11) to warm-up 3 Wait until the machine has reached the correct temperature with filter holder inserted (heating time of about 6 minutes). Use this time to set table, prepare cups, coffee, milk, etc 4 After the warm-up period, remove the warm filter-holder (9) from the brewing head and fill with correctly ground espresso coffee using the measuring spoon provided. Place one level measure of coffee in basket for each cup of espresso. Gently tamp down coffee with the tamper (17) provided. 5 Clean any excess coffee from the rim of filter holder (9). [. . . ] 5 Move pitcher in circular motion keeping the tip of steam nozzle just under surface of milk as it begins to froth. Do not let milk come to a boil since it will not froth. 6 When you have made enough froth, turn steam knob clockwise to shut off steam and remove pitcher. 7 Spoon the froth onto the espresso in each cup and gently pour the hot milk along the side of the cup. [. . . ]